Boost for meat exports to Indonesia
THE approval of five additional export beef establishments to supply the Indonesia market represents “another big win for Australia’s red meat industry”, federal agriculture...
Sydney man charged over attempted meth import
A SYDNEY man, 23, from Kellyville, has appeared before Penrith Local Court after a multinational police operation saw 300kg of methamphetamine hidden inside pressure washers...
Kaitaki breakdown report: “Serious casualty narrowly avoided”
THE NEW Zealand Transport Accident Investigation Commission’s final report into the breakdown of KiwiRail’s ro-pax Kaitaki in January 2023 has set out in stark detail six major...
Vic government backs refining capacity
THE STATE government of Victoria says it will co-fund Viva Energy to do a feasibility study into expanding renewable diesel blend processing at the Geelong Refinery. This follows...
NZ Media Council upholds ferry reporting complaint
A COMPLAINT lodged by New Zealand deputy PM and rail minister Winston Peters over a story on Cook Strait replacement ferry costs published by The Post has been upheld by the...
Underpaid crew sees another ship banned – corrected version
AMSA has issued a third ban in less than two months after another shipping company was found to have underpaid its crew, breaching the Maritime Labour Convention. On 23 April...
Mayfield welcomes High Court decision
MAYFIELD Development Corporation has welcomed a decision by the High Court of Australia allowing its appeal in Mayfield Development Corporation Pty Ltd v NSW Port Operations Hold...
Aratere grounding sees KiwiRail fined
WELLINGTON District Court has fined KiwiRail hundreds of thousands of dollars after the company pled guilty to charges laid by Maritime New Zealand over the 2024 grounding of...
Melbourne man jailed over failed 98kg meth import
AN ATTEMPT to import 98 kilos of methamphetamine via a shipping container full of wheat threshers has seen a man from Croydon Hills in Melbourne jailed for 10 years and eight...
Landbridge fires back at Darwin Port takeover plan
LANDBRIDGE has escalated its standoff with the Commonwealth over the future of Darwin Port, lodging a formal dispute under the China–Australia Free Trade Agreement (ChAFTA) and...
MinRes V Pilbara Ports plays out in court
THE COURT battle between Pilbara Ports and Mineral Resources has played out in the WA Supreme Court in a dispute over the Port of Ashburton channel fees. Both The West Australian...
ANALYSIS: The obligation carriers cannot ignore under Part X
THE COMPETITIVE exemptions available under Part X of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) are not granted unconditionally. In exchange for the right to coordinate pricing...
Middle East weighs heavily on ag outlook
AUSTRALIAN rural export volumes rose 6.9% during 2025, driven by strong meat and grain shipments, with export values also lifting sharply early in 2026, the Westpac April...
OPINION: Understanding Part X in a disrupted market
Geopolitical disruption and liner shipping have always been uneasy companions. When conflict or instability affects a major trade corridor, the commercial consequences travel fast...
Peter Morris OAM remembered
INDUSTRY figures have recalled the contribution of former federal transport minister Peter Morris OAM who died on Sunday at the age of 93. Born in Sydney in 1932, Peter Morris...
